Posts labeled Meraki P. Lyhne
Review - Historic Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Kindly note: This series is very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't yet read the previous books of this series, this review may contain spoilers about how they turn out. Now that it's clear that Matt/Sköll, along with the other three Alphas of All, have risen to meet the threat from Völsung, the young man wants to learn more about the history of the Vargr, Cubi, and Sleipnir and how they came to be allies along with the humans.
Review - Smoldering Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Kindly note: This series is very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't yet read the previous books of this series, this review may contain spoilers about how they turn out. Matt's life gets even more complicated now that he's confirmed to be the new incarnation of the legendary warrior Sköll. The biggest challenge is the circumstances of his rising, having been bitten by a Völsung, the enemy he is destined to fight.
Review - Flaring Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Kindly note: This series is very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't yet read the first books of this series, this review may contain spoilers about how they turn out. After taking a year off from school to settle into life with the pack, and all the things that happened, Matt is looking forward to going to college, living the life of a normal student. Of course, things don't quite work out that way, and the growing threat of the Völsung to the Vargr packs shows no sign of abating.
Review - Whispering Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Kindly note: This series is very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't yet read the first books of this series, this review may contain spoilers about how they turn out. Things start to get complicated for Matt and his pack in the aftermath of trial by combat between Steffen and the pack alpha of another pack with different beliefs. It turns out to be quite an eye opening experience for both packs as they get to know each other, and it becomes increasingly clear that dark forces are at work trying to drive a wedge between packs in Denmark.
Review - Awakening Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Kindly note: This series is very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't yet read the first book of this series, this review may contain spoilers about how it turned out. Matt settling into life with his pack. His parents are reunited and expanding their small family. He has a boyfriend in Rasmus and lots of love from the entire pack. His biggest challenge is learning how to control the powerful “ember” that marks him as a true alpha.
Review - Slumbering Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Matt is something of a loner, sticking close to home and his mother. He never really knew his father, who he and his mother were told died when Matt was very little. But now at his mother's insistence, Matt is leaving for a year as a foreign exchange student in Denmark, his father's country. He'll be staying with close friend's of his mother and father. One day, while checking out a political demonstration as part of a school project, Matt is drawn to one of the speakers.
Review - City of Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Note: This review contains some spoilers about the events of the previous books in the series. Continue reading at your own risk. Things are finally starting to come together for the new young king Daniel and his people. He still sometimes feels overwhelmed by the responsibilities he faces, but he has the support of his two lovers and the leaders of the other cubi kingdoms to help guide him. But facing a new world where the cubi might be able to come out of hiding is not without it's challenges.
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Review - Unseen Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Note: This review contains some spoilers about the events of the previous book in the series. Continue reading at your own risk. In the wake of the executions that came at the end of the last book, Law of Beauty, things start to settle down for the new cubi king Daniel. But there’s still a lot to do, like solidify the cubi’s relationship with the two nations they share with the humans.
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Review - Law of Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
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As Daniel ponders the lessons to be learned from Elakdon’s rising a thousand years ago, as recounted in the last book, History of Beauty, he must face what to do about relations with the modern-day humans that attacked what are now his people. As always, his lovers Seldon and Caledon are there to help him, along with the old king Elakdon. Seven books into this series, the story line is still engaging, with fresh ideas and even a few new characters we might be seeing more of in the next books.
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Review - History of Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
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More than a thousand years before Daniel was born, another royal emerged in the Norse regions of Europe. Like Daniel, Elakdon was almost immediately faced with dealing with new problems coming to the ancient Cubi peoples. Chief among these is a new religion sweeping north: Christianity. It’s a faith whose beliefs demonize and directly threaten the Cubi, who have traditionally lived openly alongside humans. “History of Beauty” is a story within the larger story of the Cubi series.
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